The fear of Allah (subḥānahū wa taʿālā) is not an irrational fear. It is a fear built on knowledge. The more you get to know Him, the more you fear Him. You are in constant awe of His majesty, greatness and power.
The Arabic word taqwa means "forbearance, fear and abstinence." Some descriptions of the term from Islamic sources include: "God consciousness ... piousness, fear of Allah, love for Allah, and self restraint". "God-consciousness or God-fearing piety", "virtue", "wariness".
People who fear of Almighty Allah will seek guidance from the Holy Book Quran. Ease of Matters: In Holy Quran, Allah Almighty says: “And whoever fears Allah, He will make for him ease in his matter.” (Quran, 65:4). Whoever has Taqwa, Allah makes matters easy for him in this world as well as the hereafter.
Fear of Allah Almighty is the highest rank of piety, since man could not attain the high ranks of the pious unless he feels afraid of Allah Almighty.
Allah ﷻ says in Surah Al-Baqarah: "And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient, Who, when disaster strikes them, say, 'Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return.
“And certainly, We shall test you with something of fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits, but give glad tidings to As-Sabirun (the patient).
With the fear of Allah in his heart, the believer will do nothing of which Allah will disapprove, and will always choose the path shown by his conscience. The more a person fears Allah and holds His approval above all else, the better.
Allah has said very clearly in the Quran that the only way to fight anxiety is to have the remembrance of Allah and have faith in Him, worship Him and stay close to Him.
Allah loves for us to put in our best effort and make things as perfect as possible. Another important sign of Allah's love is the hardships that He, in His infinite wisdom, imposes upon the believers to purify their sins and bring out the best in them.
The greatest of the sins described as al-Kaba'ir is the association of others with Allah or Shirk.
Alhamdulillah. The bravest man is the one who fears Allah the most - he who fears Allah fears none besides Him.
“The one who does not fear Allah, fears everything, and the one who fears Allah, everybody fears him.” The following has been reported as a Hadith of Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) on the authority of Sayyiduna Wathilah ibnul Asqa' (radiyallahu 'anhu):
The number one solution that Islam offers for anxiety, stress and worry, which are all interconnected, is to connect to Allah and change your fear inducing thoughts. Connecting to Allah eradicates the feeling that you can't handle something. It puts your reliance for a solution on Allah and not yourself.
Fear of The Lord phobia is known by several names: fear of God, Fear of religion, Theophobia etc are a few of these. The word Theophobia originates from Greek words “Theology and Phobos”; former meaning God/religion and latter meaning extreme fear or dread.
Allah (swt) says, "It is only those who have knowledge among His slaves that fear Allah" (Qur'an 35:28). The scholars-the most knowledgeable of people-fear Allah (swt) the most as they are aware of just how much they do not know and are humbled by their own ignorance.
Muslims are not immune to mental health conditions like depression and as such, seeking professional help is highly advised, just like in case of any other type of illness as the Quran mentions, “So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief: Verily, with every difficulty, there is relief” (Quran94: 5-6) (The ...
Stop overthinking. You are stressing yourself too much & instead you should trust Allah. Where is your trust in Allah? He loves you, He won't let you down."
99 Names for relief from Anxiety
These are the 4 I most commonly say: As-Salam : The giver of peace. Al-Fattah : The remover of all difficulties. Al-Mujeeb : The one who answers.
Allah gives us reward through affliction
Just like if you are suffering from a Mental Health condition you should seek help from a Qualified professional Counsellor that is in congruence with your faith. Anxiety is something that we cannot escape given the adversities that we may experience everyday.
Islam teaches us by adopting healthy habits in your mind, body, and spirit, you can overcome the challenges and fears in your lives. Just remember, put full faith in Allah recite the Duas mentioned here (there are also many more you can find) and focus on what you can control today.
Islam rejects excessive hope or excessive fear, describing both as a "pseudo"-type, which would respectively contribute to self-deceit and despair, and end in spiritual decline.
Matching relaxation techniques with prayer has helped me with overcoming the spirit of fear. As you pray against fear, breathe slowly, meditate on scripture and play or sing a soothing worship song. Prayer against fear also helps you live in the moment and realign your thoughts with those of God.
One becomes ready to give up everything for Him. Loving Allah (ʿazza wa jall) can only be achieved when you prefer Him over everything else. You must love Him more than you love your parents, children, spouse, friends and wealth.